The Father of Anatomy: Galen and His Dissections (Library Binding) (ISBN-13: 9780766033801)

Galen gathered together most of the medical knowledge that had been obtained in his lifetime and extended that knowledge by discovering more than anyone had known before about the inner workings of the body. He wrote that doctors had to understand how the body works if they wanted to treat sick people successfully. Through this biography, see how doctors have learned medicine from Galen's writings for more than fifteen hundred years.

Author: Lisa Yount
ISBN-10: 0766033805
ISBN-13: 9780766033801
Publisher: Enslow Publishing
Language: English
Published: 07/16/2009
Pages: 128
Format: Library Binding
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.50w x 0.50d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.6
Point Value: 3
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 131724 / Father of Anatomy: Galen and His Dissections


Review Citation(s):
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2009 pg. 472 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw